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will be date stamped and returned to the 

commenter. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E airspace at Rockport, 

ME providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new Copter Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) 287 Point in Space (PinS) 

approach developed for the Penobscot 

Bay Medical Center. Controlled airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet Above 

Ground Level (AGL) is required for 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

and to encompass all Instrument 

Approach Procedures (IAPs) to the 

extent practical, therefore, the FAA is 

amending Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 

a 6-mile radius Class E5 airspace at 

Rockport, ME. Designations for Class E 

airspace areas extending upward from 

700 feet or more above the surface of the 

Earth are published in FAA Order 

7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007 

effective September 15, 2007, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Agency Findings 

The regulations adopted herein will 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among various levels of 

government. Therefore, it is determined 

that this final rule does not have 

federalism implications under Executive 

Order 13132. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, will not have significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 

40103. Under that section, the FAA is 

charged with prescribing regulations to 

assign the use of airspace necessary to 

ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority as 

it establishes controlled airspace near 

the Penobscot Bay Medical Center in 

Rockport, ME. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (Air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 15, 2007, effective 

September 15, 2007, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ABE ME E5 Rockport, ME [New] 

Penobscot by Medical Center 

(Lat. 44°08′35′′ N., long. 69°05′07′′ W.) 

Point in Space coordinates 

(Lat. 44°08′35′′ N., long. 69°04′13′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface of the Earth within a 

6-mile radius of the Point in Space 

Coordinates (lat. 44°08′35′′ N., long. 

69°04′13′′ W.) serving the Penobscot Bay 

Medical Center. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 

31, 2008. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Acting Manager, System Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 08–725 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–0310; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AEA–21] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Bradford, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule, request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E 

Airspace at Bradford, PA. The existing 

controlled airspace from nearby 

Bradford Regional Airport does not 

adequately support a new Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) Special Instrument 

Approach Procedure (IAP) that has been 

developed for medical flight operations 

for the University of Pittsburgh. This 

action will enhance the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rule 

(IFR) operations by providing the 

required controlled airspace to support 

this approach at Bradford, PA. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, June 05, 

2008. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. Comments for inclusion 

in the Rules Docket must be received on 

or before April 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–

647–5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You 

must identify the Docket Number FAA–

2007–0310; Airspace Docket No. 07–

AEA–21, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit and 

review received comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the rule, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 


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p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melinda Giddens, System Support 

Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 

Telephone (404) 305–5610; Fax (404) 

305–5572. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA anticipates that this 

regulation will not result in adverse or 

negative comments, and, therefore, 

issues it as a direct final rule. The FAA 

has determined that this rule only 

involves an established body of 

technical regulations for which frequent 

and routine amendments are necessary 

to keep them operationally current. 

Unless a written adverse or negative 

comment or a written notice of intent to 

submit an adverse or negative comment 

is received within the comment period, 

the regulation will become effective on 

the date specified above. After the close 

of the comment period, the FAA will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register indicating that no adverse or 

negative comments were received and 

confirming the effective date. If the FAA 

receives, within the comment period, an 

adverse or negative comment, or written 

notice of intent to submit such a 

comment, a document withdrawing the 

direct final rule will be published in the 

Federal Register, and a notice of 

proposed rulemaking may be published 

with a new comment period. 

Comments Invited 

Although this action is in the form of 

a direct final rule, and was not preceded 

by a notice of proposed rulemaking, 

interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments 

as they may desire. An electronic copy 

of this document may be downloaded 

from and comments may be submitted 

and reviewed via http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s web 

page at http://www.faa.gov or the 

Federal Register’s web page at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address specified under 

the caption ADDRESSES above or you 

may comment through the Web site. All 

communications received on or before 

the closing date for comments will be 

considered, and this rule may be 

amended or withdrawn in light of the 

comments received. 

Comments are specifically invited on 

the overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

the rule that might suggest a need to 

modify the rule. Factual information 

that supports the commenter’s ideas and 

suggestions is extremely helpful in 

evaluating the effectiveness of this 

action and determining whether 

additional rulemaking action would be 

needed. All comments submitted will be 

available, both before and after the 

closing date for comments, in the Rules 

Docket for examination by interested 

persons. Those wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

submitted in response to this rule must 

submit a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2007–0310; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AEA–21.’’ The postcard 

will be date stamped and returned to the 

commenter. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends Class E5 airspace at Bradford, 

PA, providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new Copter Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) 226 Point in Space (PinS) 

approach developed to facilitate 

helicopter arrival and departures at the 

University of Pittsburgh in Bradford. 

Although Class E airspace exists near 

the area, it is insufficient for the 

protection for this approach that will 

serve medical flights. Controlled 

airspace, known as Class E5 airspace, 

extending upward from 700 feet Above 

Ground Level (AGL) is required to 

encompass all Instrument Approach 

Procedures (IAPs) to the extent practical 

and for general Instrument Flight Rule 

(IFR) operations. The FAA is amending 

part 71 Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) , by 

establishing a 6-mile radius Class E5 

airspace area around the Point in Space 

Missed Approach Point (MAP), HIVIT 

Waypoint, that serves the University of 

Pittsburgh in Bradford, PA. Designations 

for Class E airspace areas extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the Earth are published in 

FAA Order 7400.9R, signed August 15, 

2007, effective September 15, 2007, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class E designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Agency Findings 

The regulations adopted herein will 

not have substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among various levels of 

government. Therefore, it is determined 

that this final rule does not have 

federalism implications under Executive 

Order 13132. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 

40103. Under that section, the FAA is 

charged with prescribing regulations to 

assign the use of airspace necessary to 

ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority as 

it amends controlled airspace at 

Bradford, PA near the University of 

Pittsburgh. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (Air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 


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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 15, 2007, effective 

September 15, 2007, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AEA PA E5 Bradford, PA [Amended] 

Bradford Regional Airport, Bradford, PA 

(Lat. 41°48′11′′ N., long. 78°38′24′′ W.) 

Bradford VORTAC 

(Lat. 41°47′11′′ N., long. 78°37′10′′ W.) 

BRAFO LOM 

(Lat. 41°45′18′′ N., long. 78°34′24′′ W.) 

HIVIT Waypoint 

(Lat. 41°57′51′′ N., long. 78°39′15′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface of the Earth within a 

6.5-mile radius of the Bradford Regional 

Airport and within 3.1 miles each side of the 

Bradford Regional Airport southeast localizer 

course extending from the BRAFO LOM to 10 

miles southeast of the LOM and within 4.4 

miles each side of the Bradford VORTAC 

139° radial extending from the VORTAC to 

10 miles southeast of the VORTAC and 

within 4.4 miles each side of the Bradford 

VORTAC 316° radial extending from the 

VORTAC to 16.1 miles northwest of the 

VORTAC and that airspace within a 6-mile 

radius of the HIVIT Waypoint serving the 

University of Pittsburgh. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

February 7, 2008. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Acting Manager, System Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 08–726 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0130; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AEA–11] 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Wilkes-Barre, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule, request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E 

Airspace at Wilkes-Barre, PA. 

Additional airspace is required to 

support new Area Navigation (RNAV) 

Global Positioning System (GPS) 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) that have been 

developed for the Community Medical 

Center and the Fire Station Helipad at 

Mercy Hospital. This action enhances 

the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations 

in the area by providing the required 

controlled airspace to support these 

approaches in the Wilkes-Barre area. 

This action also imparts a technical 

amendment to the legal description of 

the airspace by restoring a previously 

omitted description and makes a name 

change to the Point in Space SIAP for 

the Wyoming Valley Medical Center. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, June 5, 

2008. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. Comments for inclusion 

in the Rules Docket must be received on 

or before April 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–

647–5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You 

must identify the Docket Number FAA–

2008–0130; Airspace Docket No. 08–

AEA–11, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit and 

review received comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the rule, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daryl Daniels, Airspace Specialist, 

System Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 

Telephone (404) 305–5581, Fax 404–

305–5572. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA anticipates that this 

regulation will not result in adverse or 

negative comments, and, therefore, 

issues it as a direct final rule. The FAA 

has determined that this rule only 

involves an established body of 

technical regulations for which frequent 

and routine amendments are necessary 

to keep them operationally current. 

Unless a written adverse or negative 

comment or a written notice of intent to 

submit an adverse or negative comment 

is received within the comment period, 

the regulation will become effective on 

the date specified above. After the close 

of the comment period, the FAA will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register indicating that no adverse or 

negative comments were received and 

confirming the effective date. If the FAA 

receives, within the comment period, an 

adverse or negative comment, or written 

notice of intent to submit such a 

comment, a document withdrawing the 

direct final rule will be published in the 

Federal Register, and a notice of 

proposed rulemaking may be published 

with a new comment period. 

Comments Invited 

Although this action is in the form of 

a direct final rule, and was not preceded 

by a notice of proposed rulemaking, 

interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments 

as they may desire. The direct final rule 

is used in this case to facilitate the 

timing of the charting schedule and 

enhance the operation at the airport, 

while still allowing and requesting 

public comment on this rulemaking 

action. An electronic copy of this 

document may be downloaded from and 

comments submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Communications 

should identify both docket numbers 

and be submitted in triplicate to the 

address specified under the caption 

ADDRESSES above or through the 

website. All communications received 

on or before the closing date for 

comments will be considered, and this 


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